The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1887-05-11

copies are IN existence. The prologue
has unfortunately been eaten by nice
Or This:
1.-TWO dustmcn, In the exercise OF
their vocation yesterday afternoon III
West Kensington, simultaneously
CHANGED upon E%ailstone's 'Iigor lily'
In q place where. until tho present
sensational period, 1t might naturally
have been expected. The scayepeers
came to blows, and now each IS said to
possess half the book. 1t psgtch at
page 207."
This novel, we may mention, was
exceedingly rare. and TIE two portions
were purchased by q company 0t. ten
spectators who framed "Tiio Tiger
Lily With care and success nntl an.
other copy turned up IN Yorkshire.
Peoplo got into prison owe, the Hail.
stone competition also-a snro Sign
the scheme was doing wei. Aany
spurious volumes purporting to be from
llailstone's pen aDpaared; hat thoro
was in these. invariably, some shadow
Of ability or interest which convicted
tho authors without need Of "llelix's
own disclaimer. These gentlemen s,.f-
fered at the hands Of justice, and na-
ture herself was also reported us having
victims to the IIailstone competition;
but whether a prolonged aud 8evcre.
intercourse with our authors ttctiorl
really did, on any occasion, turn 4 sanp
man into a lunatic, cannot nov be
known with truth. Ten tllousand
pounds Is Il largo sum Of money ana
men have certainly before n0w risl;ed
more than the madhOuse Tor loss illDn
half Of it.
In truth the laurels or lame rested
ut last on Felix Ilailstonets 8
Somebody brought out a new Dai. IN
braces which rendered thu donirStje
button q thing OF no further lGdoitnt,
II to u novelist was this revolutions.
AIRY %suspellder dedicated. linen Il No.
graphy (witli portrait) OF IIaiiStone
appeared. and u gentlemen, wltait w.g
rumored would take Il prize III ,lo
competition, but who ultillateiY i,lil,a
to get among the first ten, l5iouglt t0f.
ward n work entitled 'IIaj,slois HUN.
The Maidstone Birthday E0oE aly,
enjoyed 500 patronage, and .tt 4,
theatre W. - you went iI .witionr
cost and thon paid for pr~ogrRramo$.
fresh AR, and other neceu3a yies. Br,sE
business was reported TO b. daJpq Yigt.
ponderous and di4nliti.
trlbuted to HaIlstone's earIyyou,h.
Meantime our author kept lis ,yoIt{
to the public, and amid All Tho lanof,
from his great u~nJcttakia3.
produced monthly q brand ne,, .,"i
original novel; but not. 1T need hayiiy
be sad, at his W expense publishrts.
bid high, and probably never siIicc ghe
cave man scratched b ularls
with II bone upon another, |atiacilca
meaning to that mark, atid lilereby
f~oreshadOwed literature, hes matter 10
innately %yalueless become po$:ngaci III
greater value. Pages NIGH be 5evottA
to Incidents arising out OF tic "Ilal-
stone C1mNct'tion I" but az ;hese wnnld
weary IS duTeO reaucss
nnIlise one, Il vii, be be8t Is hasten
o. towards the depending climax.
December sWaned. tnd -,MSi2l ll,pn0ns
t0' poltr isip Felix's once, Nc lissB
Wjth tn.yel t(iIn 5000 uaidcs!u thein
sCo0I Tie smallest c!!& sii.i
success, and vast numbers Nere u;tIiy
destroyed. Tons Of Waste litYer Mad
TO be carried away: tile W0ri .UUt cierls
demanded al increase Of ,Slttr, and
got 1t; ewsrapers each mcrnnp pllD.
llshed the names of Il 1898 y.ho reared
the poll; some sold thei inttrtstin lie
affair to spectators. Ilte .dmDp,it0r.
with Il total OF G,230, NyA0.5 jl.. i)st i.
Dor %, stood very lHaAy p.ints uh,sd
of any other, was offerrlni! 3.tlousand
pounds for his chance but rgitisea 10
take 1t, another, whose list till b,rn
lost IN the post, committed SU,Gi.e.
With Tho Australian man a!FNcd
between five and SIX lIunjilad lc,IaiI
but no catalogue amonis GUAM could
show any dangerous plumbers. A,u,.
RIGA did far better, NoWqy3r. and n
competitor from New l'Ore onlV#fist
the third place III tt,at #
the contest. Two huuUrii Il =la,iyn
came In with II rush ll,l,NU lie
day Of all, and /, lrcwll, ui.Ay
thousand strong, sawt!l. GA year ,u5.
heneaLh tho walls OF tie Iial.5l3ue
Oilice. Long mn walientiy
they waited. till finally at three o'clock
on New'Year's morning, WITH the city
bells jangling in their ears, the result
was made known to them. y Glaze OF
electric light illuminated th3 window
upon which all eyes had been 1xc1, and
upon IL huge blackboard in lettets Lwo
feet high appeared tie following le-
gend:
Il. Jones, London. ..5, 24O
Mr.. +. Williams, London. ..6, 80
Miss Amy Brown, London. 5,Sl4
Ionic had won the competition
outright, and the hurricane Of cheers
which greeted this fnct wal heard in
the stiffness Of the night BY solitary
policemen at a distance OF nlles from
the scene of action.
Mr.. IIailstone, in whose honor the
cheering was renewed, Appeared al Tie
window after q Short rt,Sn MA ,,ado